Chapter 1: Ready, Set, Go Flashcards by Taylor Rhymes-Weidner

word part at beginning of word, indicates number, location, time or stats

Prefix

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word part that gives the essential meaning of the word

Root

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combination of the root and the combining vowel

combining form

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single vowel, usually an O, that is added to the end of the root word to make it easier to pronounce

combining vowel

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word part found at the end of the word, indicates procedure, condition, disease or disorder

suffix

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prefix: away from

ab-

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prefix: toward

ad-

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prefix: difficult, painful, bad

dys-

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prefix: within, inside

endo-

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prefix: elevated, higher, more than normal

hyper-

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prefix: between

inter-

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prefix: excessive, many

poly-

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prefix: before

pre-

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prefix: below, under, bad

sub-

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prefix: without, no

a-, an-

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root: urine

uria

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root: pertaining to injury

traumatic

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prefix: against

anti-

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prefix: normal

eu-

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prefix: outside

ecto-

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prefix: depressed, lower than normal

hypo-

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prefix: within

intra-

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prefix: scant, little

oligo-

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prefix: after

post-

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prefix: above, beyond, excessive

supra-, super-

medical term: before or preceding an operation

preoperative

medical term: around the time of an operation

perioperative

medical term: after an operation

postoperative

prefix: upper

epi-

prefix: outside

extra-

prefix: below/beneath

infra-

prefix: within

intra-

prefix: beyond

meta-

prefix: across

trans-

prefix: all

pan-

combining form: white

leuk/o

suffix: deficiency, reduction in

-penia

medical term: deficiency in all white blood cells

panleukopenia

suffix: surgically created opening

-stomy

combining form: stomach

gastr/o

suffix: incision into

-tomy

suffix: surgical removal/excision

-ectomy

suffix: to surgically sabilize

-pexy

suffix: surgical repair

-plasty

suffix: surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

-centesis

suffix: record of

-gram

suffix: instrument that records

-graph

suffix: procedure that records

-graphy

suffix: separation or breakdown

-lysis

suffix: instrument to visually examine

-scope

suffix: procedure to visually examine

-scopy

suffix: treatment

-therapy

combining form: heart

cardi/o

combining form: larynx

laryng/o

medical term: pertaining to the heart

cardiac

medical term: pertaining to the larynx

laryngeal

medical term: pertaining to the skin

cutaneous

suffix: pertaining to

-ac, -ous, -al, -an, -ar, -ic, -ine, -tic

suffix: bursting forth

-rrhagia, rrhage

suffix: to suture

-rrhaphy

suffix: discharge, flow

-rrhea

suffix: rupture

-rrhexis

suffix: inflammation

-itis

suffix: pain

-algia, -dynia

suffix: abnormal softening

-malacia

suffix: enlargement

-megaly

suffix: abnormal condition

-osis

suffix: disease

-pathy

suffix: abnormal hardening

-sclerosis

suffix: structure

medical term: condition of blue discoloration

cyanosis

medical term: pertaining to a blue discoloration

cyanotic

medical term: condition of deficient red blood cells

anemia

medical term: pertaining to mucus

mucous

medical term: noun, slime-like glandular secretion

mucus

combining form: ovary

ovari/o

medical term: inflammation of stomach and intestines

gastroenteritits

medical term: removal of a portion of the stomach

gastrectomy

medical term: inflammation of the stomach

gastritis

medical term: removal of the ovaries and uterus

ovariohysterectomy

True/False. If the suffix begins with a vowel, a combining vowel is not used

True